Page 133 of Wrapped in Perfection

I glance at my dress pants and sweater. "I'm going to go change and freshen up. If this is my party, I'm putting on a dress."

He wiggles his eyebrows. "What about the purple one you haven't worn yet?"

I try to stop my smile. "Have you been snooping in my closet?"

"Yep. I might have put something else in there for you, too."

"What?"

"Go look."

I slowly get off him, wondering what it could be. He follows me into my closet. I stop and gape when I get inside.

A brilliant, round, purple topaz surrounded by diamonds sits on a platinum chain. Diamond stud earrings—I'm assuming several carats—are next to it.

Dmitri stands behind me, puts his hands on my shoulders, and his cheek next to mine. "What do you think, kotik?"

I spin. "Are those for me?"

Dmitri chuckles. "You don't think I'd buy another woman jewelry, do you?"

I blink hard. "I love them. Thank you!" No one has ever gotten me jewelry before. All the years I was with Mitch and not once did he even buy me a piece of costume jewelry. He claimed it was a waste of money.

These two pieces are real. They probably cost a fortune. But it isn't even about the price. Dmitri could have gotten me a cheap ring from the drugstore, and I would find it valuable.

He puts his arms around me. "I'm so proud of you. You're talented and have done amazing with your business in a short time."

"I wouldn't have gotten those deals if Maksim hadn't been there."

"Shh. Don't. He made sure you didn't get taken advantage of. If you weren't talented, you wouldn't have signed contracts. And today you closed one all on your own. So tonight is about you and your success."

I wipe my eye. "You're going to make me cry and ruin my makeup."

The buzzer makes me jump.

He pecks me on the lips. "Get ready. Put your dress on. That's going to be the caterer. I'll take care of everything, and you take your time doing whatever you want." He leans closer to my ear. "But I can't wait to see your sexy little body in that dress, kotik."

"I guess I'll shave again, even though I already did this morning," I tease.

He groans. "Now I'm going to be thinking of your smooth legs all night."

"Only my legs?" I tease and bat my eyes.

He circleshis hand to the front of my body and strokes my sex through my pants. "It's a given I always have multiple body parts of yours on my mind.

I push his chest, laughing. "Go!"

He pinches my ass, pats it, then leaves.

I spend the next hour getting ready and style my hair up so my new jewelry shows off. I put on the earrings and slide into my stilettos.

Dmitri comes out of his closet in black pants and a purple dress shirt.

"You look nice in purple. Can you zip me up and clasp this for me?" I hold out the necklace then turn.

He steps forward, zips me, kisses my shoulder, then secures the necklace. "You look stunning, my kotik."

I spin and circle my arms around him. "Thank you for my gifts. And for tonight."

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